Marex shifts focus to core services, divesting WBS while doubling down on equity market-making capabilities.

Financial services firm  Marex Group (Marex) has completed the acquisition of UK equity market maker  Winterflood  Securities and announced a conditional agreement to divest  Winterflood’s  custody arm,  Winterflood  Business Services (WBS), to London-based private equity firm  Epiris .  The acquisition strengthens Marex’s UK cash equities operations WBS provides outsourced dealing, settlement and custody services to a b